· John Gould is the author of two previous collections of very short stories — including Kilter, a finalist for the Giller Prize and a Globe and Mail Best Book — and the novel Seven Good Reasons Not to Be Good. His fiction has been published in Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Kilter “Gould brings to his questing universe a witty, cold eye, and a deep compassion for our floundering absurdities. There are big ideas in these 55 small packets – about meaning, godlessness, time. Gould’s achievement is to weave them into a collective tableau of what he calls ‘finite creatures haunted by infinite aspirations.’. In spare, elegant prose, Gould crafts quirky gems, compact fusions of humor and pathos. At the center of this multifaceted collection is a vision of human beings as paradoxical creatures, finite and haunted by infinite longings. In story after story, Gould locates the fulcrum on which a /5(4).
In spare, elegant prose, Gould crafts quirky gems, compact fusions of humor and pathos. At the center of this multifaceted collection is a vision of human beings as paradoxical creatures, finite and haunted by infinite longings. In story after story, Gould locates the fulcrum on which a life tilts from kilter to off-kilter and back again. In addition, Corey has crafted music videos and short films including the Kilter trilogy, adapted from the Giller prize short-listed collection, Kilter: 55 fictions, by John Gould. The trilogy contains three films: The Perfection of the Moment, What You're Ready For and In Translation which have received nine awards and 18 nominations. I also recently finished and really enjoyed Maidenhead, by Tamara Faith Berger. And some other tried-and-true Canadian favourites include Anne of Green Gables (what kind of Canadian would I be if I didn't say that?), Trevor Cole's Practical Jean, Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, and Kilter, by John Gould. Allegra: Yikes, too many to mention!
J ohn Gould is the author of The End of Me and of two previous collections of very short stories – including Kilter, a finalist for the Giller prize and a Globe and Mail Best Book – and the novel Seven Good Reasons Not to Be Good, described by the Vancouver Sun as “a marvel of delicacy, depth and insight.”. His fiction has appeared in. Kilter, a collection of short stories, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize in 47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring More books by John Gould. John Gould is the Executive Director of the Victoria School of Writing, and serves on the Editorial Board of the Malahat Review. His short story collection Kilter: 55 Fictions, was a Giller Prize finalist. His fiction has also appeared in literary periodicals across Canada. John lives in Victoria with his wife and stepchildren.
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